COMMENTARY: War-torn Syria was the site 10 years ago of one of the saddest and triumphant human rights crises in history.

Everything about baklava is deceptively complex. To begin with, its origin: is it Ancient Greek? Turkish? Arabic? Assyrian? Central Asian? We’ll get to that soon. The dish itself, too, has parallels ...

The British Museum has just unveiled the winning design in an international architectural competition for the substantial ...

By Buthayna El Haggar The ancient Near East, a cradle of civilization, saw the bow evolve from a tool for hunting into a symbol of power, faith, and military prowess. Archery was integral to the ...